Homebrew developer David Rudie, developer of the WiFi Controller application for the Sony PSP, has returned with two new, updated versions of his brainchild in tow. For more details on what's different since the last version, the full article awaits after the jump.

After what seemed like a long hiatus, homebrew developer David Rudie came out anew and released an improved version of WiFiController for the PlayStation Portable (PSP). The program is based from Mikko Mononen's original controller program for the PSP.

WiFiController for PSP v0.4.3 runs in kernel mode so it should work fine on firmwares 1.0, 1.5, 2.5, and 2.6. Also, David Rudie mentioned that this should also work with CFW 3.x OE-x provided that you use v1.00 of this program for this. Changes since the last release include:

v0.4.3

• Renamed WiFiController.exe to WiFiServer.exe so it won't be confused for the actual PSP application itself.
• Added the ability to act as up to 4 separate controllers.
• Extended the life of some messages by 1 second. (This isn't in the CHANGES file itself.)
  

v0.4.2

• Rewrote some functions to clean up code more.
• Shortened all message displays by 1 second.

v0.4.1 (Never publicly released)

• Fixed configuration selection menu.
• Changed invert combo to L+R+SELECT.
• Renamed SocketTest.exe to WiFiController.exe

v0.4

• Cleaned up code some more and removed old header files not used anymore.
• Added ability to select which WLAN configuration to use.
• L+R+START now inverts analog Y in case some games don't support it.
• Probably new bugs introduced.

WiFiController v0.4.3 and the GPG signature files can be downloaded directly from David Rudie's personal site (his request) via the Read link below. And to set records straight, for what purposes it may serve, the developer doesn't know Mikko Mononen or the authors of PPJoy.

David Rudie and his famous WiFi application, WiFi Controller is back. Just to refresh your memory a bit, WiFi Controller turns your PSP into a controller for your Windows based computer. It was inspired by an earlier program called PPjoy by Mikko Monroe. This recent release is a more polished version of version 4 (which was publicly released). He fixed known bugs, like the menu selection screen flickering really bad and cycling through the items too fast plus cleaned up his code.

Changelog:

• Rewrote some functions to clean up code more.
• Shortened all message displays by 1 second.

You're probably thinking that there aren't that much changes in this release. Well, this ought to wake you up. Even if it hasn't been released yet, he has already put up changes he made on version 0.5! What a tease.

Changelog: v0.5 (Not released yet, but changes so far)

• Added kernel mode to 1.x versions and removed the other for 2.x.
• Removed flicker from menu.
• Slowed down menu input so it's easier to select a config now.
• Fixed some wording.
• Renamed SocketTest.exe to WiFiController.exe.
• Changed the invert button combo to NOTE + UP (1.x kernel mode only) and L+R+Select for 2.x.
• Added a modifier button (note) to allow more buttons. (1.x kernel mode only)
• NOTE + UP = invert Y, NOTE + L = L2, NOTE + R = R2. (1.x kernel mode only)
• Cleaned up display some more.

Detailed instructions on how to operate this application is covered on this post.

Download:[WiFi Controller v0.4.2]

I think David Rudie is out to challenge the Neo-Geo Team on how fast they release updates on their work. Just a few hours ago, version three for WiFi Controller was featured here at QJ, that got some very good responses from you guys. Now, after laboring for a few hours to give you a much improved and even better program, he has finally released version four.

Change Log:

• Cleaned up code some more and removed old header files not used anymore.
• Added ability to select which WLAN configuration to use.
• L+R+START now inverts analog Y in case some games don't support it.
• Probably new bugs introduced. :)

You can check out his website for more info on the project as well as a very exciting to-do list, via the read link. Meanwhile, download the latest version by clicking on the download link provided below.

Thanks a bunch to David Rudie for sharing his work with QJ and our readers. Looking forward to more future releases!

Download: [WiFI Controller v0.4]

The Wifi Controller turns the PSP into a controller for PC (Windows). When the WiFi Controller program is launched it will establish a wireless network connection. As soon as a connection is established it obtains an IP address that will connect to a server running on your PC. Once it has connected to a PC, the PSP will act just like a regular joystick.

Developed by David Rudie, the WiFi Controller was inspired by an earlier program called PPjoy written by Mikko Monroe. PPJoy had a few kinks and David wanted a more detailed application, so he wrote WiFi Controller from scratch and used a small portion of PPJoy codes. David thanks Mikko for that.

If you already have David's app, he just released the latest update WiFi Controller v0.3 and here's the changelog:

• Cleaned up and added more detailed instructions
• Fixed up on-screen display some
• Added some more detailed battery information
• Cleaned up the connection code some
• Moved some text strings to a new file
• Cleaned up code overall

David's To-Do list includes:

• Finish Apple Mac OS X driver support
• Add WiFi connection selection
• Add AdHoc mode
• Add Greater sleep support and maybe automatically re-establish the wireless connection
• Add support for using a combination of buttons to act as one separate button
• Volume up and down mappable for v1.0 and v1.5 and a separate version without these buttons for v2.x
• Check why people get disconnected after so-and-so minutes.

Download: [WiFi Controller v0.3 for PSP]


Check out the installation procedure after the jump!

Inspired by the work of Mikko Monone, who wrote the original controller program, David Rudie decided to give this program his own mark. The WiFi Controller program basically turns your PSP into a controller for your PC. A few of the things he noticed that's a little amiss with the original was that the start button exited the program and select didn't work plus he wanted some more details on the display.

He borrowed a tiny bit of the original codes as a starting point and the rest was all his. Also, we have to give it up for PPJoy for helping out. Rudie writes a detailed how-to in the Read Me file included in the downloaded, which I'm going to put here for everyone's convenience.

• Open the PSP directory and edit the proper wifi.cfg for your PSP version and set the IP of the computer you are going to use this on.
• Copy the correct director(y|ies) to your PSP depending on whether you have a 1.0 or 1.5 PSP.  If you use a custom firmware mod that allows the use of single EBOOT.PBP files on a 1.5 PSP then you can use the 1.0 directory.
• Download and install PPJoy. http://www.geocities.com/deonvdw/Docs/PPJoyMain.htm
• After it is installed open up your Control Panel and run Parallel Port Joysticks.
• When the window comes up click Add... at the bottom and then Add on the next screen.
• It will want to install some drivers so either have it scan automatically or point it to the directory you install PPJoy to.
• After it is done installing, click the PPJoy Virtual joystick 1 in the menu and click Mapping...
• Choose "Set a custom mapping for this controller" and click Next.

• Axes = 2 (X Axis and Y Axis)

    Buttons = 8
    POV hats = 1

• X Axis = Analog 0

       Y Axis = Analog 1

• These buttons are up to you to set. I left them all default but changed Button 7 and Button 8 to be correct because they ARE WRONG default.

    Button 1 = Digital 0
    Button 2 = Digital 1
    Button 3 = Digital 2
    Button 4 = Digital 3
    Button 5 = Digital 4
    Button 6 = Digital 5
    Button 7 = Digital 11
    Button 8 = Digital 10

• Directional button POV

    North = Digital 6
    East = Digital 7
    West = Digital 9
    South = Digital 8

• Run the SocketText.exe program.  It will open a Command Prompt window. Just minimize it and forget about it.  If it just opens and closes, something went wrong.  Good luck.
• Now start the program no your PSP and it should connect to your computer and basically be working.  You'll find out in the next step.
• Go back to your control panel and go to Game Controllers.  Click on the PPJoy Virtual joystick 1 and choose Properties.  On the screen that comes up you should be able to press buttons on the PSP and have them show as working on the screen. I recommend calibrating the Analog Stick too.
• Enjoy!

Thanks imk for this one. Hopefully this won't be the last.

Download: [WiFi Controller v0.1]
                  [WiFi Controller v0.2]